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Highlands, NC vs Castle Rock, CO

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- Castle Rock is 0% more densely populated than Highlands.
- People are 29.2% more likely to be married in Castle Rock.
- The Median Age is 24.5 years younger in Castle Rock.
 Highlands, NCCastle Rock, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock71,037329,725,481
 Female Population53.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.738.4
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 Population - 2010931  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock20,224285,036,114
 Population - 1990948  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock248.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,073.293.4
 Land Area6.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Highlands, NCCastle Rock, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 40.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 141.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 345.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6414.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8413.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Highlands, NCCastle Rock, COUnited States
 White89.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian0.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Highlands, NCCastle Rock, COUnited States
 Married Population48.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock61.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.5%50.2%
 Never Married28.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.832.60
 Households689  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,11280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children13.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households400  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Highlands    4 Reviews

Love BestPlaces, but most of their statistics are incorrect for the actual town of Highlands which is extremely expensive. I assume they are using information from Macon  More

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Over 4 years ago

This used to be a quaint, quiet, sweet little town, but it has ballooned into a rich man's Mecca. Fist of all, it's a tiny town... so parking is at a premium and it gets  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have run two businesses in Highlands. It is a very seasonal business trend. The rents are high and so is the cost of doing business, including labor cost, cost of  More

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Reviews for Castle Rock    12 Reviews

My fiance and I moved here in 2018 shortly after finishing college. I work in Colorado Springs and she works in the Denver area, so Castle Rock was practically our only  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have always been mobile for my career, until I moved to Castle Rock. I've lived in in multiple cities in the Midwest including Chicago and have visited nearly every  More

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Over 11 years ago

we have four seasons, and the rockies are only two hrs.away. so for the outdoors enthusist sking or hiking is like no other place you have been or seen it is hard to  More

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